Section Ⅱ Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary-Language Points
date from(=date back to) 追溯到,始于
(教材P51)Most of the Great Wall dates from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
大部分长城始建于明朝(1368~1644)。
(1) out of date 过时的,陈旧的
up to date 最新式的,现代的
(2)to date(=so far) 迄今;到目前为止
fix/set a date for 确定......的日期
①Has the date of the meeting been fixed?
开会的日期确定了吗?
②The temple has a long history dating(date) back to the early period of the Tang Dynasty.
这座寺庙历史悠久,可以追溯到初唐时期。
③She often wears clothes that are up to date and she throws away those that are out of date.
她经常穿着时尚的衣服,扔掉那些过时的衣服。
④To date, they haven't set a date for their wedding.
现在为止,他们还没有定下举办婚礼的日期。
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date from/date back to的三注意
(1)主语是物,一般不用于被动语态。
(2)常用于一般现在时。